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Tajik Court Upholds Jehovah's Ban

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October 02, 2008

A Tajik official today said that a court has upheld a ban on the Jehovah's Witnesses religious group, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports.

Nozirdzhon Buriev, a spokesman for Tajikistan's security services, says the court found that the group had broken religious laws and had illegally imported religious literature.

The group was banned in October 2007. The Jehovah's Witnesses had appealed the verdict.
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by: Travis Noblett from: USA
August 04, 2009 00:06
This is so sad we are peace loving people who support the Tajiks in their quest for liberty, free choice and a free independent country. yes we do not vote but we encourage honesty, loyalty to paying taxes and non revolt against the government. As a vietnam vet I fought for what was right, now I ask the Tajik government to invite me to your country to speak on behalf of my people.

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